The Annual HHH Scholarship Application window is now open! Hear Here Hartford will award two $1,000 scholarship to students with hearing loss who exhibit leadership and self-advocacy in their communities and who will be attending college or graduate school this fall. The applications are now available on the Hear Here Hartford website (hearherehartford.org). Applicants begin their application on the site and once the initial information is submitted, they will receive an email prompting them to respond by attaching their essay and resume. The deadline for this application is May 30, 2025 and winners will be notified on or before June 11, 2025.

Scholarship recipients must be in attendance at the 2025 Walk4Hearing on Sunday, June 22, 2025, at 10am at the Dunkin Yard Goats Stadium, 1214 Main Street in Hartford.

Email CristiA@hearherehartford.org or info@hearherehartford.org for questions.

The winning team from SHaW’s Innovate Wellness Challenge is exploring the possibility of expanding UConn’s recreational offerings! Whether you’re a potential participant or volunteer, we want to hear from you. All students are welcome to join!

Questions, Email us at uconnphysed@gmail.com

Event Review: Deaf Perspectives on Mental Health & Suicide Prevention – Disability & Access Collective

July is Disability Pride Month, a commemoration of the signing of the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act in 1990, and since then, to celebrate the identities, culture and contributions of people with disabilities in the United States and worldwide.  This year, the Center for Students with Disabilities would like to invite the UConn community to join us in marking this important time by reading The Secret Life of a Black Aspie, an exciting new memoir from writer Anand Prahlad, that explores the author’s autism and Black cultural identity.

CSD would also like to invite our colleagues to attend an open house on Wednesday, July 26, from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.  in our office, Room 204 of the Wilbur Cross building.  We’ll provide ice cream and hope to be able to offer some assistive technology demonstrations, answer questions about assessments and scheduling, and just have a chance to talk with you.  Please rsvp to csd@uconn.edu if you plan to attend. We look forward to seeing you!

For more information, contact: Tim Smagacz at timothy.smagacz@uconn.edu.

The ASL Learning Community was highlighted on Fox 61! Check it out here!

Virtual Admitted and Prospective Student Information Sessions for Fall 2022 and Spring 2023

CSD will host virtual admitted and prospective student information sessions in the fall and spring semesters. Sessions will introduce high school students to the Center for Students with Disabilities (CSD) at UConn and discuss the differences between high school and college accommodation request and coordination processes. Additionally, information about CSD’s enhanced services program, Beyond Access, will be shared. There will also be an opportunity to ask questions. We look forward to meeting you!

Virtual prospective student information sessions dates/times:

Fall 2022: Prospective Student Sessions
**all sessions will be held from 2:00pm-4:00pm**

• Monday October 10, 2022
• Tuesday October 25, 2022
• Friday November 11, 2022
• Wednesday November 30, 2022

Spring 2023: Prospective/Admitted Student Sessions
**all sessions will be held from 2:00pm-4:00pm

• Monday February 20, 2023
• Tuesday March 7, 2023
• Thursday March 23, 2023
• Friday April 7, 2023
• Wednesday April 12, 2023
• Tuesday April 18, 2023

If you are interested in attending one of the above dates email csd@uconn.edu to reserve a space and receive a link to the session.